The EU needs to change its approach in transforming the Western Balkans
PODGORICA – The rule of law is not defined through the adopted laws, but through their implementation and practice, and the current approach of the...
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Strengthening the rule of law in the Western Balkans: Why should the EU care?
by EWB
PODGORICA – European Fund for the Balkans (EFB), Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) and Politikon Network (PIN) are organizing a panel discussion titled...
AFET and LIBE: Rule of law remains the key element in the EU accession process
by EWB
BRUSSELS – MEPs and experts discussed the rule of law in the EU accession process during a joint public hearing today. The hearing, organised jointly by...
BiEPAG policy study on the rule of law in the Western Balkans presented in Brussels
by EWB
BRUSSELS – EU’s mechanisms for tackling the rule of law reforms in the Western Balkans have been improved in the past several years, but an...
“EU accession to be based on connectivity, rule of law and reconciliation”
by EWB
ROME – EU accession process is the key part of the reforms in the Western Balkans, but it shall be based on conditionality of connectivity,...
EU Western Balkans Strategy: On Named and Unnamed Elephants in the Room
by Marko Kmezić
The much-awaited new Enlargement Strategy, entitled “The Credible Enlargement Perspective for the Western Balkans” was presented earlier today by the High Representative Vice-President Federica Mogherini...
Kmezić: In this tempo, Serbia will close all chapters in 16 years
by EWB
Earlier this week, Serbia opened two new chapters in the EU negotiating process – Chapter 6 regarding the company law and Chapter 30 on external...
What the EU Enlargement Strategy should include and why
by Marko Kmezić
In recent weeks, the EU integration of the Western Balkan six (WB6) countries seems to have picked up pace. Stabilisation and Association Agreements (SAA) have...
Reverse the Trend of ‘Stabilitocracy’ Promotion
by Marko Kmezić
Serious backsliding in terms of democracy and the freedom of media can be observed throughout the region over the past decade. Yet, the EU has...
Democratic Potential of Emerging Social Movements in Southeastern Europe
Social democracy, as a movement and as an ideal, despite being challenged by populist forces prevalent in the Western Balkans and abroad, is said to...